Domino is getting ready to greet the guests wearing her newest party frock. It's a very pretty purple and white number. Quite fetching, methinks!
Domino says "Yoo'll be doin' all da fetchin' Mama, cuz I'm jus' here ta look pritteh!"
Domino has turned towards the front entrance. She's actually at the ready to meet and greet now.
Here you can see the pretty purple rose at the waist of her dress.
First to arrive is Birthday Girl Renate sporting a big smile and bearing gifts.
Then along comes Birthday Girl Val who is just beaming with delight. She seems to have her hands full as well.
Renate gives Domino a little cuddle, but ...
... Domino is even more fascinated by Birthday Boy Barry! She especially likes his socks. They were good for a whiff or two -- and a nuzzle.
"Hey mistah", says Domino. "Pick me up willya?"
This is where Domino can really get to work loving up the company. She even did a little lap dance ...
... before settling down to business!
There were birthday gifts galore and some healthy appetizers -- veggies with my homemade dip and some whole wheat cracker chips. Domino thinks she should be the only apPETizer, but I think the guests appreciated something to actually munch on.
Here Val and Renate catch up with each other before opening their gifts. My friend Susan was also in attendance, but as she was sitting beside me, I inadvertently neglected to take her picture ...
... until we were seated at the dinner table. There's Susan smiling back at me after having a mouthful of my delectable fried chicken! Val seems to be enjoying hers as well.
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Not to worry, though, because I cut up some of mine for him. Dante's a real chicken connoisseur and he gobbled it up lickety split!
And hereunder is just a sampling of the jokes that I had also tucked in each of the gift bags. There were three for each person. I tried to PURRsonalize them as best I could.
Q. Why did Renate throw off the covers when she thought she saw a ghost?
A. Because she was ‘scared sheetless’!
Q. Why did
Barry have a hard time tracing the Lemon family?
A. Because they
were actually LIMEYS.
(Barry is a genealogist and is currently tracing some relatives of ours with the surname "Lemon" who originally came from England -- ergo they are "Limeys".)
Q. Onboard
ship, where did Val go when she needed to relieve herself?
A. The ‘poop’
deck!
(Val just returned from her first-ever cruise to the Caribbean.)
And Domino -- always the thoughtful hostess -- returned when it was time for tea. Isn't she just the sweetest thing ever?
Dante, who was not to be outdone, returned with seconds of the cake and led a round of 'Happy Birthday' in triple time.
During the film Dylan deigned to join us and did several drive-bys for pats. He even made his entrance in a gift bag in honour of the birthday guests.
Domino did laps, as usual, though she preferred to read a book rather than watch the movie. She has standards to uphold, after all.
So we hope that everyone at the party enjoyed themselves, especially the birthday folk. Maybe next year the chicken will be even better (if that's possible)!
